A new global record
Recent data has confirmed that 2024 has become the warmest year on record, with temperatures 1.5 degrees above levels in 1850, the start of the industrial age. These conclusions, taken from the European Copernicus program, highlight an alarming acceleration of global warming during the last decades.
A worrying future
With the global average temperature reaching 15.1 degrees, 0.72 degrees above the 1991-2020 period, experts warn that the trend is worrying. The last ten years have seen each of them included among the warmest on record, with the possibility that the coming years will continue to break temperature records.
The role of human activity
Climate service scientists attribute this increase in temperatures to human actions and urge immediate and effective action to curb the climate crisis. ‘We still have the opportunity to change the trajectory of our future climate,’ they emphasize.
Obvious changes in the climate
The evidence of climate change is undeniable. The data shows a significant increase in hot, tropical nights, an increase in days exceeding 30 degrees, and a decrease in cold days. Furthermore, the warmest months on record have mostly been in the 21st century.
Barcelona on the map of high temperatures
At a local level, Barcelona has experienced a 2024 with temperatures that do not set a new record, but that place it among the warmest years, along with 2022 and 2023. This summer has left its mark with a historic August and a day on July 30 where thermometers exceeded 40 degrees for the first time at the Fabra Observatory.
Reflections on climate change
With the current scenario, the need for collective and urgent action to mitigate the effects of climate change is evident. The data on the increase in temperatures is not only a warning, but a call to the responsibility of all of us in preserving our planet for future generations.